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The Scot Who Shot the American Civil War
Photojournalist David Hume Kennerly looks back at the work of Paisley-born Alexander Gardner, who in September 1862 took a series of battlefield photographs that shocked America.
In September 1862, Paisley-born photographer Alexander Gardner took a series of battlefield photographs that shocked America. His images of dead soldiers at Antietam revolutionised the way Americans saw their Civil War.
Gardner would also capture the most revealing portraits of President Abraham Lincoln. Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist David Hume Kennerly looks back at Gardner's work.
Last on
Thu 20 Sep 2012
23:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
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Battlefield photography
Duration: 01:34
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Antietam Battlefield
Duration: 01:31
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Neil McDonald |
Writer | Andy Twaddle |
Director | Andy Twaddle |
Broadcasts
- Mon 17 Sep 2012 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Thu 20 Sep 2012 23:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland